Theories of Value and Demonstrating their Practical Implementation in Academic Library Services

Academic libraries are increasingly required to provide tangible evidence of their value to the scholarly community. Library responses have developed from early process-focused investigations to develop input and output measures, or user satisfaction studies, that do not provide much evidence of value, to attempting to demonstrate value from different perspectives, depending on the philosophical point of view with which the concept is regarded, for example in economic or social terms. This article attempts to explore a number of theoretical approaches that have been used to inform assessments of value in academic libraries, as well as some practical approaches to consider when undertaking studies of the value of academic library services.¹     

Library Instruction Assessment in Academic Libraries

SUMMARY

Determining the best methods of assessment for a library instruction program in a large research university can be a challenging task. Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University Library has pilot-tested three methods of formative and summative assessment for its library instruction program-attitudinal, outcomes-based, and gap-measure-and determined not only key areas of improvement for the program, but also the benefits and drawbacks of each method of assessment. Attitudinal assessment has guided program improvement in areas of marketing and user satisfaction but does not provide the measurement of learning that outcomes-based assessment covers. The latter can be difficult to achieve in single-session, short-term instruction, while gap-measure assessment can provide a more nuanced view of both patron and instructor attitudes toward learning outcomes, if not actual data on achievement of the objectives themselves. The authors have determined that a combination of these three different types of assessment can address the shortcomings of a single method alone and provide a better measure of the program as a whole.     

Measurement and Assessment of Networked Resources and Services in Academic Libraries

Abstract

The author looks at what has been done at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, to evaluate networked resources and services, and also highlights some of the major publications and projects dealing with assessing these resources and services that are of use to Cal Poly Pomona and should prove to be so to other libraries as well.     

美国大学图书馆评价主体的研究

美国大学图书馆的评价主体可分为国家机构、行业协会、大学图书馆、第三方机构,不同主体在评价活动中的主要实施机构、具体评价内容、评价工具、评价方法有所不同,并且显现出各自的特点。图书馆评价可借鉴美国大学图书馆的评价主体划分方式,综合运用评价工具与方法,明晰评价机构的职责,构建全面的图书馆评价体系。     

New Tools for Collection Development

Abstract

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose, California is a unique dual-use library serving the students of San Jose State University and the community of San Jose, California. The reference collections of the two libraries are merged and interfiled to promote ease of access for both populations served. Economies of scale were realized through collaborative collection development activities for major reference purchases between the two institutions. This article describes the planning and creation of the King Library's merged reference collection and reviews the literature of collaborative collection development and merged or interfiled collections.     

Annual Survey of Serials Collection Assessment Programs,Practices, and Policies in Academic Libraries-

No abstract available for this article.     

高校图书馆硕士点申报浅析

阐述了我国高校图书馆目前申请图书情报专业硕士点的意义、现状,从申硕材料的角度分析了图书馆的优势与不足,并根据图书馆实际情况给出相应对策与建议。参考文献3。     

厦门大学图书馆特藏建设的现状与发展方向

以厦门大学图书馆的特藏建设为例,对本校特藏、珍贵文献、特色文献的现状分析及后续的开发利用进行探讨,总结出本馆特藏的定位和发展方向。     

Starting From Ground Zero: Establishing a Collection for a New Doctoral Program

This article reports a librarian's collection development efforts to support her institution's first independent doctoral degree (Ed.D., Educational Leadership) via a citation analysis comparing information usage by education doctorate dissertation authors from six peer institutions nationally. This analysis is part of a long-term examination of library collection use among California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) doctoral students. Key findings include the relative young age among the information resources in educational leadership, which resource formats were cited, what serial titles were cited the most, and where they are available electronically. The ultimate aim is the creation of an essential collection in the subject discipline.     

《图书与情报》学术规范讨论述评

文章是对《图书与情报》学术规范讨论的阶段性总结，认为这场讨论对于提倡学术正气，提高学人思想认识，强化同入学术规范意识，推动本学科学术规范建设，起到了积极作用。学术论文的参考文献基础和标引方式既是学术内容，又是科研方法，同时也是治学态度。编辑部在学术规范方面的作用和加强编辑人员本身的学术规范建设，具有十分重要的意义。     

Information Literacy Programs

Summary

With the rapid advances in information technology, the proliferation of information resources and formats, and the increasing complexities of access and evaluation, libraries recognize the necessity for a dynamic information literacy program that will address the needs of all categories of users. University faculty constitute one group of users to which the systemic college library increasingly endeavors to extend and market its services and programs, including its information literacy training workshops. A consideration of this library/classroom faculty relationship in the context of the adult education literature, as well as successful models that have been employed in this effort, provide insight on ways in which the library can successfully accomplish its information literacy training objectives among this group.     

Non-Use and Loser Studies in Collection Development

No abstract available for this article.     

网络时代合作馆藏发展与学术图书馆之构建

文章就网络环境对合作馆藏发展的影响、学术图书馆构建的基础和国内外学术图书馆合作馆藏发展的经验进行探讨与研究。     

高校图书馆的文献采访工作必须掌握动态信息

探讨了高校图书馆文献采访工作应如何掌握动态信息，提高购书质量，加强馆藏建设的原则以及网络环境下文献资源建设的新模式。     

新时期广播栏目的生成和优化初探

本文对在新时期广播栏目的生产及如何优化进行了思考。     

谈高校图书馆馆藏建设及结构优化

通过对高校图书馆藏书结构的现状分析,指出了馆藏建设中存在的主要问题,提出了优化藏书结构应采取的措施.参考文献13.     

“馆读互动馆藏星级评等”构想及其实现模式探讨

针对图书馆馆藏质量不高、利用率低迷的问题,首次提出一种挖掘、评价、推介馆藏的新举措———"馆读互动馆藏星级评等"构想,并提出具体实现模式及需注意的问题。